Police said they were called to 700 E. Peckham Lane shortly after midnight on a report of a domestic disturbance. They found the victim in the parking lot with tape around her hands and legs. She told police Kupono, her ex-boyfriend, held her against her will. Police found Kupono and he ran away and ended up back at his ex-girlfriend's apartment and barricaded himself inside, police said. A police negotiator got him to surrender after 40 minutes and Kupono was arrested without further incident, police said.

Their investigation showed Kupono held the woman captive for almost 3.5 hours while he battered her before she was able to flee into the apartment parking lot, police said.